Michael Yong
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SOS launches 24-hour WhatsApp service to help people in distress
SINGAPORE: Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people aged between 10 and 29 in Singapore. Last year, 378 people took their own lives – nearly a third were in that age group. This is one of the reasons the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) has set up a 24-hour WhatsApp service to help those in di → Read More
Primary 1 registration: 33 schools oversubscribed in Phase 2B
Which primary schools need to undergo balloting in Phase 2B of the Primary 1 registration exercise? Use the interactive map to find out the results for every school. → Read More
Primary 1 registration: 33 schools oversubscribed in Phase 2A
Which primary schools in Singapore will need to conduct balloting after Phase 2A? Find out using the interactive map. → Read More
Singapore economy grows 3.4% in Q1, slower than previous quarter
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy grew 3.4 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, according to advance estimates released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Thursday (Apr 14). This marked a slower pace than the previous quarter when the economy expanded 6.1 per cent. → Read More
More than 8,800 COVID-19 reinfections in Singapore in about 5 months
SINGAPORE: There were more than 8,800 cases of COVID-19 reinfections in about five months, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Tuesday (Apr 5). In a written parliamentary answer to MP He Ting Ru (WP-Sengkang), Mr Ong said that from Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 25, 2022, there were 8,845 cases of reinfection in → Read More
Singapore details financial sanctions, export controls on Russia after Ukraine invasion
SINGAPORE: Singapore will impose financial measures targeted at designated Russian banks, entities and activities in Russia, as well as fundraising activities benefiting the Russian government, said Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Saturday (Mar 5). The Singapore Government will also impo → Read More
Singapore's core inflation rises to 2.4% in January, biggest increase in more than 9 years
SINGAPORE: Singapore's core inflation in January rose to 2.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis, the biggest increase in more than nine years, official data released on Wednesday (Feb 23) showed. This was driven by higher inflation for food and electricity and gas, as well as a slower pace of decline in the → Read More
New drug abusers form 'high' proportion of those arrested in 2021: CNB
Of the new drug abusers arrested last year, 60 per cent were under 30 years old, said the Central Narcotics Bureau. → Read More
Singaporean Amos Yee jailed in the US for grooming 14-year-old girl, possessing child porn
SINGAPORE: Singaporean Amos Yee was sentenced to six years’ jail by a United States court after he pleaded guilty to grooming a 14-year-old girl online and asking her for naked pictures of herself. Yee, 23, pleaded guilty early Friday (Dec 3) morning, Singapore time, to charges of grooming and possessing → Read More
Court orders KAWS:HOLIDAY exhibition at Marina Bay to stop
SINGAPORE: A court has ordered organisers of the KAWS:HOLIDAY artwork at The Float @ Marina Bay to stop the exhibition of a 42m-long inflatable and sales of related merchandise. KAWS signature character COMPANION, created by international artist Brian Donnelly, was on display from Saturday (Nov 13) at The → Read More
Ground operations ‘much strained’ as surge in COVID-19 cases causes delays: MOH
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Sep 23) that ground operations are “much strained”, with growing case numbers and home recovery the default mode of care management for COVID-19 patients. Some patients on home recovery said they → Read More
No action to be taken against woman after doctor acquitted of molesting her: AGC
SINGAPORE: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said on Tuesday (Aug 31) it will not be taking action against a woman who complained that a doctor had molested her, after the doctor was acquitted. On Aug 16, Dr Yeo Sow Nam, 52, was → Read More
Demand for HDB flats in non-mature estates outstrips mature estates in August BTO exercise
The latest BTO exercise saw the highest number of applicants since August last year. → Read More
4 Singapore athletes to make debuts at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
SINGAPORE: Four of the 10 athletes from Singapore taking part in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be making their debuts, said the Singapore National Paralympic Council on Saturday (Jul 17). → Read More
Doctor suspended from practice after indecently exposing himself to woman on bus
SINGAPORE: A doctor who indecently exposed himself to a woman on a bus has been suspended from practice. → Read More
Primary 1 registration: 5 schools head for balloting in Phase 2A(1)
SINGAPORE: Parents hoping to land a place in five popular primary schools for their children next year are headed for balloting for Phase 2A(1) of the Primary 1 registration exercise. → Read More
British boy who left Singapore a year ago after life-saving treatment is still cancer-free
A year after Oscar Saxelby-Lee left Singapore following a life-saving experimental treatment at the National University Hospital, CNA spoke to his ... → Read More
British boy who left Singapore a year ago after life-saving treatment is still cancer free
A year after Oscar Saxelby-Lee left Singapore following a life-saving experimental treatment at the National University Hospital, CNA spoke to his ... → Read More
'Additional discovery' reviewed as Amos Yee remanded by US court on child porn charges
SINGAPORE: There has been an “additional discovery” in the case of Singaporean Amos Yee, who has been remanded in the US. → Read More
TTSH COVID-19 cluster: 5 discharged patients, 3 visitors among 11 more to test positive
Among the new cases linked to the cluster at Tan Tock Seng Hospital is a visitor to an 88-year-old woman who died from COVID-19. → Read More